Folding cardboard fan



Mar. 27, 1923. v 1,449,402

L. J. HECHT FOLDING CARDBOARD FAN Filed Oct. 51, 1921 INVENTOR. LEO/v JHECHT,

ATTORNEYS! Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES LEON J. HECHT, OF INDIANAPOLIS,\INDIANA ASSIGNOR TOSMITH-HECHT COMPANY,

OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A PARTNERSHIRI 3 FOLDING CARDBOARD FAN.

Application filed October 31, 1921. Serial No. 511,889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON J. Hnorrr, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion and State 5 of Indiana,have invented a certain new and useful Folding Cardboard Fan; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawlOings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a fan construction and the .chief objectthereof is to so construct a fan that the parts thereof may be folded insuch a manner that the fan may be carried in a pocket when folded, yetbe of sufficient area for fanning purposes when unfolded. The aforesaidobject has been accomplished by the ordinary fan known as the Japanesefan, but the cost of such a fan is prohibitive for certain purposes andthe chief feature of this invention is to construct a folding fan ofrelatively cheap material in the suggested manner, yet provide arelatively endurable construction.

Another feature of the invention consists in the provision of means forreenforcing the handle or grasping portion of the fan whichreenforcement likewise reenforces the fan construction when in foldedrelation to prevent breakage or bending thereof at the weakest point.

The full nature of this invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of blank from which a one piecefolding fan is formed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the fan in thefolded relation.

In the drawings 10 indicates a suitable blank which herein isillustrated as a one piece construction provided with an arcuate outeredge and radial edges. The fan comprises a plurality of sections andherein 11 indicates an intermediate and central section and 12 indicatesa pair of substantially sectored end sections. The sections 11 and 12are flexibly connected together and herein such flexible connection isformed by scoring the blank at 13, and 14. These scorings, as will benoted, are radially positioned upon the blank. The material comprisingthe blank is preferably card board or a similar relatively stiffsubstance, but other equivalent material may be used without departingfrom the invention.

The blank is also provided with end flaps 15. An end flap 15 is flexiblyconnected to an end section 12 and herein such flexible connection isformed by scoring the blank at 16 and such scoring is the reverse fromthat indicated at 13 and 14, so that the reenforcing or laterallyextending sections 15 may be folded back upon the section 12 and berigidly secured thereto in any suitable manner such as by application ofadhesive. Herein three sectored sections are illustrated, theintermediate section 11 including a greater central angle than the endsections 12. Since the blank is scored to flexibly connect the sections12 to the sections 11 in the manner indicated, said end sections arefoldable over and upon the intermediate section 11, such that one endsection is foldable within the intermediate sec tion 11 and the otherend section 12.

When the sections of the fan are in folded relation, the reenforcingsections 15 reenforce the central portion of the sectored sections,making a total, as illustrated in the present invention, of fivethicknesses for a triple section fan.

It will be noted that the aforesaid fan construction can be very cheaplyconstructed from a one piece card board blank or the like and said fanhas the additional advantage of being foldable into compact form so asto be receivable by the pocket for transporting purposes and likewisesaid construction provides a free face adapted to receive advertisingmedia or the like and the sections when in folded relation protect saidadvertising media or information from casual injury or obliteration.

The invention claimed is:

1. A folding fan comprising a single piece of cardboard scored in aplurality of places upon one side to provide a plurality of sectionsfoldable one within the other, and reversely scored to provide areenforcing section at the grasping portion of the fan.

2. A folding fan comprising a single P1668 of card board or similarmaterial scored upon one side in a plurality of places to provide aplurality of sections foldable one PATENT OFFICE.

upon one face and reversely and radially scored at the ends of the pieceto provide a reenforcing flap at opposite ends at the 0 grasping portionof the fan.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

- LEON J. HECHT.

